https://www.rferl.org Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty is an international news organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:47:40 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL In the four years since the full-scale Russian invasion was launched, scores of war-themed murals have appeared on buildings and walls throughout Kyiv. RFE/RL photojournalist Serhiy Nuzhnenko captured some of the most powerful examples of the public art. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-war-kyiv-murals-russia-invasion-art/33686722.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-war-kyiv-murals-russia-invasion-art/33686722.html Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:29:45 +0100 UkrainePhoto GalleriesPhoto GalleriesThe Rundown Stories Foreign diplomats were given a tour of Kyiv's Darnytsia Thermal Power Plant on February 4 after the latest Russian strike on the facility. On the same day, photos emerged from Russia showing its western city of Belgorod is facing blackouts after Ukrainian strikes. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-energy-russia-invasion-heating-strikes/33670143.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-energy-russia-invasion-heating-strikes/33670143.html Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:17:25 +0100 Russia Invades UkraineUkrainePhoto GalleriesPhoto GalleriesThe Rundown Stories Amid freezing conditions and widespread hardship as Russia decimates Ukraine's energy facilities, some Kyiv locals are keeping their spirits up by heading onto the streets to party with neighbors. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-block-parties-winter-cold/33654785.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-block-parties-winter-cold/33654785.html Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:08:13 +0100 Russia Invades UkraineUkrainePhoto GalleriesPhoto Galleries One person was killed and several injured in an early morning Russian attack on Kyiv on December 5. The drone strikes hit a medical clinic in Ukraine's capital with dozens of patients. The attack comes as European leaders plan to meet on January 6 as part of diplomatic efforts to end the war. https://www.rferl.org/a/massive-russian-attack-on-kyiv-hits-medical-clinic-kills-patient/33640453.html https://www.rferl.org/a/massive-russian-attack-on-kyiv-hits-medical-clinic-kills-patient/33640453.html Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:18:50 +0100 VideosVideo ArchivePicks As mass overnight Russian air attacks on Kyiv reportedly targeted the city area with more than 650 drones and 38 missiles, the Ukrainian military said it shot the vast majority down. At least three died in strikes across Ukraine, according to the office of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kyiv-russia-drone-strikes-missile-civilian-defense-shahed-zelenskyy/33631059.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kyiv-russia-drone-strikes-missile-civilian-defense-shahed-zelenskyy/33631059.html Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:04:06 +0100 UkraineRussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades Ukraine As local authorities in Ukraine’s war-torn Donetsk region announce restrictions on train movement in the country’s major eastern stronghold, Kramatorsk, RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service recalls the memories carried by the city’s famous railway station throughout Russia’s invasion. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-donetsk-trains-railway-strikes-kramatorsk/33585393.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-donetsk-trains-railway-strikes-kramatorsk/33585393.html Sun, 09 Nov 2025 14:39:16 +0100 UkraineRussiaPhoto GalleriesRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Mourners gathered outside the ruins of a Kyiv apartment building to bid farewell to a 2-year-old child and her mother who were killed in a recent Russian strike on the Ukrainian capital. The emotional ceremony on August 31 came three days after the building was hit, killing 22 of its residents. https://www.rferl.org/a/kyiv-child-funeral-russia-war/33517877.html https://www.rferl.org/a/kyiv-child-funeral-russia-war/33517877.html Sun, 31 Aug 2025 15:55:36 +0200 VideosRussiaUkraineRussia Invades Ukraine A Russian missile slammed into apartment buildings in Kyiv. Among them was a five-story building in the city's Darnytsia district, where the overwhelmingly majority of the 23 victims lived. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-missile-attack-survivors-rescue/33516325.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-missile-attack-survivors-rescue/33516325.html Fri, 29 Aug 2025 12:38:19 +0200 UkraineRussiaPhoto GalleriesPhoto GalleriesRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Driving subway trains was once deemed too "dangerous and harmful," for women. But amid a manpower shortage in Ukraine, women have begun filling the underground role. https://www.rferl.org/a/kyiv-ukraine-shortages-women-drivers-metro/33493981.html https://www.rferl.org/a/kyiv-ukraine-shortages-women-drivers-metro/33493981.html Tue, 05 Aug 2025 01:07:31 +0200 UkraineFeaturesPhoto GalleriesRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories A day of mourning was held in Kyiv on August 1 following one of the deadliest Russian attacks on the capital. The strike left at least 31 dead, including 5 children, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. https://www.rferl.org/a/kyiv-mourns-dozens-killed-in-vile-russian-attack-on-ukraine/33492135.html https://www.rferl.org/a/kyiv-mourns-dozens-killed-in-vile-russian-attack-on-ukraine/33492135.html Fri, 01 Aug 2025 17:48:56 +0200 VideosUkraineRussia Invades Ukraine Kyiv's central Lukyanivska subway station was hit by a Russian drone early on July 21 and is now closed for repairs. It marks the sixth time the busy station has been damaged by strikes since the full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022. https://www.rferl.org/a/kyiv-metro-station-repeated-hit-drone-strikes-russia/33479770.html https://www.rferl.org/a/kyiv-metro-station-repeated-hit-drone-strikes-russia/33479770.html Mon, 21 Jul 2025 11:36:24 +0200 Russia Invades UkraineUkrainePhoto GalleriesPhoto GalleriesThe Rundown Stories Kyiv was hit early on July 21 by a massive Russian strike. At least one person was killed in the attack, according to authorities. Officials said 426 drones and 24 missiles were used in the assault on the Ukrainian capital. RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service spoke to residents in the aftermath, https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-launches-wave-of-overnight-strikes-on-kyiv/33479795.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-launches-wave-of-overnight-strikes-on-kyiv/33479795.html Mon, 21 Jul 2025 11:34:10 +0200 VideosUkraineVideo Archive Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles into Ukraine overnight on July 19, causing residents of Kyiv to seek shelter in the capital's subway. https://www.rferl.org/a/kyiv-subway-russia-drone-raid/33478459.html https://www.rferl.org/a/kyiv-subway-russia-drone-raid/33478459.html Sat, 19 Jul 2025 11:45:01 +0200 UkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Drones and missiles were launched at the Ukrainian capital and other cities overnight on July 9-10 amid increasing US frustration at Moscow. https://www.rferl.org/a/kyiv-russia-missile-strikes-deaths-ukraine-invasion/33470323.html https://www.rferl.org/a/kyiv-russia-missile-strikes-deaths-ukraine-invasion/33470323.html Thu, 10 Jul 2025 10:24:15 +0200 Russia Invades UkraineUkrainePhoto GalleriesThe Rundown Stories On July 8, 2024 a Russian missile hit Kyiv's Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital. Two people died in the attack and scores were injured. One year on, controversy over the reconstruction tender means work to rebuild the facility is still underway. https://www.rferl.org/a/okhmatdyt-childrens-hospital-missile-strike-then-now/33467577.html https://www.rferl.org/a/okhmatdyt-childrens-hospital-missile-strike-then-now/33467577.html Tue, 08 Jul 2025 18:20:58 +0200 Russia Invades UkrainePhoto GalleriesPhoto Galleries Kyiv was reeling on July 4 from a massive overnight Russian strike, the largest of the war so far according to the Ukrainian authorities. More than 20 people were injured but there were no immediate reports of fatalities. Homes, ambulances, and a medical center were hit. https://www.rferl.org/a/largest-russian-drone-attack-kyiv/33463959.html https://www.rferl.org/a/largest-russian-drone-attack-kyiv/33463959.html Fri, 04 Jul 2025 11:56:02 +0200 UkraineVideosRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Residential areas in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, were hammered by a massive Russian missile and drone attack on June 16-17, killing at least 14 people and wounding 55. https://www.rferl.org/a/massive-russian-strike-on-kyiv/33445816.html https://www.rferl.org/a/massive-russian-strike-on-kyiv/33445816.html Tue, 17 Jun 2025 11:24:28 +0200 VideosRussiaUkraineVideo ArchiveRussia Invades Ukraine With the world's attention focused on the escalating conflict in the Middle East, Russia struck Ukraine overnight on June 16-17 with waves of drones and missiles. An apartment building in Kyiv suffered a direct hit, collapsing an entire section of the residential high-rise block. https://www.rferl.org/a/kyiv-shock-apartment-blocks-russian-missile-war/33445756.html https://www.rferl.org/a/kyiv-shock-apartment-blocks-russian-missile-war/33445756.html Tue, 17 Jun 2025 10:08:24 +0200 UkraineRussiaPhoto GalleriesPhoto GalleriesRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Several people have died in continuing Russian air strikes on Ukraine, with hundreds of drones raining down upon cities including Kyiv and Odesa on June 10. The Kremlin has intensified attacks in recent days, combining drones with missile and glide bombs to hit population centers across Ukraine. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kyiv-odesa-donetsk-russia-drone-strike-deadly-civilian/33438840.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kyiv-odesa-donetsk-russia-drone-strike-deadly-civilian/33438840.html Tue, 10 Jun 2025 12:02:42 +0200 UkraineRussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades Ukraine There were emotional reunions as Ukraine and Russia exchanged several busloads of prisoners of war under the age of 25 on June 9. The exchange could last several days with 1,200 from each side crossing the border back to their country. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-exchange-pows/33438215.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-exchange-pows/33438215.html Mon, 09 Jun 2025 20:02:09 +0200 VideosRussiaUkraineVideo ArchiveRussia Invades Ukraine